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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: ALTEX. 2021 Dec 3;39(2):183–206. doi: 10.14573/altex.2105041

Tab. 5:

Categories of in vitro test methods

Category Exposure Example of a standard method or guidance document
1 Liquid exposure to suspended molecules or suspended cells In chemico skin sensitization: direct peptide reactivity assay (DPRA) (OECD, 2019)
2 Submerged liquid exposure with cells at the bottom of wells In vitro skin sensitization: The ARE-Nrf2 luciferase KeratinoSens test method (OECD, 2018c)
3 A liquid, cream, or solid is directly applied to a biological test system such as a 3D construct In vitro skin irritation: reconstructed human epidermis test method (OECD, 2021a)
4 Airborne exposure to a biological test system located on an air-liquid interface insert Considerations for in vitro studies of airborne nano-objects and their aggregates and agglomerates (ISO, 2020d)
5 Exposure via multiple routes using an in vitro microphysiological system (e.g., eye-on-a-chip, gut-on-a-chip, and lung-on-a-chip devices) Standard methods or guidance documents are not yet published to our knowledge.